Vocabulary Quiz #4

Some of your grades are abhorrent and show a serious lack of effort. 
The author uses these words to create what type of tone?

• pleasant
• hatred
• anger
• melancholy

Breneisha has a contagious affability to her. 
How would the author describe Breneisha?

• friendly
• anxious
• excitable
• curious

Something is amiss in here. 
What is the author trying to explain about the room?

• it is a mess
• it's not quite right
• it is beautiful
  
• it smells bad

After her father passed away, Sara was despondent. 
What is an antonym for the term despondent?

• downhearted
• hopeless
• hopeful
• sad

America made many entreaties before they declared independence from Great Britain. They wanted a change in the way the colonies were being run. 
Based on this information, what are entreaties?

• offers or ideas
• exchanges or agreements
• requests or petitions
• wars or battles

She seemed haunted by the memories of her past. 
Read the following definitions: 1. spooky, 2. troubled, 3. worried, 4. scared. 
Which of these definitions best fits the term as used in the sentence above?

• Definition 1
• Definition 2
• Definition 3
• Definition 4

The students' talking, during library day, seems interminable. 
What is the author trying to say?

• The students are sweet.
• The students are helpful.
• The students are worried.
• The students are talkative. 

The teacher was impelled to reward the students for their efforts in the classroom. 
Define impelled.

• urged by moral pressure
• convinced through persuasion
• changed by effort
• moved by emotion

The lady on the phone seems very irascible today. She keeps getting upset with the person on the other line. 
What is the definition of irascible? 

• easily angered
• quite pleasant
• very confused
• really silly

That quote has a really profound meaning. It has impacted me greatly. 
What is an antonym for profound?

• intense
• important
• deep
• unnecessary